Engel

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Engel [1]

(Music of the most Ancient Nations, particularly of the Assyrians, Egyptians, and Hebrewes [1864]) observes that the Hebrews had various kinds of sacred and secular musical compositions, differing according to the occasions on which they were employed. These he enumerates as follows:

(a) Sacred Music In Divine Worship, which was evidently regarded as of the highest importance;

(b) Sacred Songs, and instrumental compositions, which were performed also in family circles ( Isaiah 30:29;  James 5:13);

(c) Military Music, sacred as well as secular ( 2 Chronicles 20:21;  2 Chronicles 13:12;  2 Chronicles 13:14);

(d) Triumphal Songs (Exodus 15;  Judges 1:5;  2 Chronicles 20:27-28);

(e) Erotic Songs, alluded to in title of Psalms 45, "A song of loves" ( Isaiah 5:1);

(f) Music At Bridal Processions ( Jeremiah 7:34);

(g) Funeral Songs ( 2 Chronicles 35:25;  Ecclesiastes 12:5;  Amos 5:16;  2 Samuel 1:19);

(h) Popular Secular Songs, such as the songs of the vintners ( Isaiah 16:10;  Jeremiah 48:33)

(i) Convivial Songs ( Isaiah 24:8-9;  Luke 15:25;  Isaiah 5:11-12;  Amos 6:4-5);

(j) Performances Of Itinerant Musicians ( Isaiah 23:15-16;  Ecclesiastes 9:4). For the literature of the subject, (See Musical Instruments).

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